This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Aston Villa’s Dalian Atkinson in the first season of the Premier League.The goal came on a wet October afternoon against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. It was the second season that Wimbledon were playing their home games at Crystal Palace’s home ground after leaving their Plough Lane home in 1991. […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.57
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the inaugural season of the Premier League on Saturday 19th September 1992.Liverpool travelled to Aston Villa for their ninth league match of the season. The visitors had won the FA Cup the previous season but were struggling in the league, finishing sixth in their first season without Kenny Dalglish who left the […]
On This Day – 16th August
Following on from yesterday’s article, ‘On This Day’ back in 1992 was the first ever ‘Super Sunday’ on Sky Sports.Nottingham Forest hosted Liverpool at their City Ground home, which had one end closed off as the terrace at the Bridgford End had been bulldozed and replaced with a new stand behind the goal. The new […]
On This Day – 15th August
Brian Deane heads home the first ever goal in the Premier League, 15th August 1992 It was on this day back in 1992 that the Premier League began. The 22 clubs had formed a breakaway league away from the Football League, changing the whole complexion of football in the process. There were new rules for […]
On This Day – 8th August
Champions Leeds United and FA Cup winners Liverpool played out a memorable seven goal thriller in the Charity Shield on this day back in 1992.With a week to go until the first games of the new Premier League, a hat-trick from Frenchman Eric Cantona gave Leeds a 4-3 victory over Graeme Souness’s Liverpool side. Leeds […]